apprt: transition all hasDecls in App.zig to use the new action dispatch

src/App.zig

@@ -138,7 +138,13 @@ pub fn addSurface(self: *App, rt_surface: *apprt.Surface) !void {
     // Since we have non-zero surfaces, we can cancel the quit timer.
     // It is up to the apprt if there is a quit timer at all and if it
     // should be canceled.
-    if (@hasDecl(apprt.App, "cancelQuitTimer")) rt_surface.app.cancelQuitTimer();
+    rt_surface.app.performAction(
+        .{ .surface = &rt_surface.core_surface },
+        .quit_timer,
+        .stop,
+    ) catch |err| {
+        log.warn("error stopping quit timer err={}", .{err});
+    };
 }
 
 /// Delete the surface from the known surface list. This will NOT call the
@@ -166,8 +172,13 @@ pub fn deleteSurface(self: *App, rt_surface: *apprt.Surface) void {
 
     // If we have no surfaces, we can start the quit timer. It is up to the
     // apprt to determine if this is necessary.
-    if (@hasDecl(apprt.App, "startQuitTimer") and
-        self.surfaces.items.len == 0) rt_surface.app.startQuitTimer();
+    if (self.surfaces.items.len == 0) rt_surface.app.performAction(
+        .{ .surface = &rt_surface.core_surface },
+        .quit_timer,
+        .start,
+    ) catch |err| {
+        log.warn("error starting quit timer err={}", .{err});
+    };
 }
 
 /// The last focused surface. This is only valid while on the main thread
@@ -194,7 +205,7 @@ fn drainMailbox(self: *App, rt_app: *apprt.App) !void {
         log.debug("mailbox message={s}", .{@tagName(message)});
         switch (message) {
             .reload_config => try self.reloadConfig(rt_app),
-            .open_config => try self.openConfig(rt_app),
+            .open_config => try self.performAction(rt_app, .open_config),
             .new_window => |msg| try self.newWindow(rt_app, msg),
             .close => |surface| try self.closeSurface(surface),
             .quit => try self.setQuit(),
@@ -205,12 +216,6 @@ fn drainMailbox(self: *App, rt_app: *apprt.App) !void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn openConfig(self: *App, rt_app: *apprt.App) !void {
-    _ = self;
-    log.debug("opening configuration", .{});
-    try rt_app.openConfig();
-}
-
 pub fn reloadConfig(self: *App, rt_app: *apprt.App) !void {
     log.debug("reloading configuration", .{});
     if (try rt_app.reloadConfig()) |new| {
@@ -316,13 +321,9 @@ pub fn performAction(
         .ignore => {},
         .quit => try self.setQuit(),
         .new_window => try self.newWindow(rt_app, .{ .parent = null }),
-        .open_config => try self.openConfig(rt_app),
+        .open_config => try rt_app.performAction(.app, .open_config, {}),
         .reload_config => try self.reloadConfig(rt_app),
-        .close_all_windows => {
-            if (@hasDecl(apprt.App, "closeAllWindows")) {
-                rt_app.closeAllWindows();
-            } else log.warn("runtime doesn't implement closeAllWindows", .{});
-        },
+        .close_all_windows => try rt_app.performAction(.app, .close_all_windows, {}),
     }
 }
 

src/apprt/action.zig

@@ -2,10 +2,34 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 const CoreSurface = @import("../Surface.zig");
 
-/// The possible actions an apprt has to react to.
+/// The possible actions an apprt has to react to. Actions are one-way
+/// messages that are sent to the app runtime to trigger some behavior.
+///
+/// Actions are very often key binding actions but can also be triggered
+/// by lifecycle events. For example, the `quit_timer` action is not bindable.
+///
+/// Importantly, actions are generally OPTIONAL to implement by an apprt.
+/// Required functionality is called directly on the runtime structure so
+/// there is a compiler error if an action is not implemented.
 pub const Action = union(enum) {
+    /// Open a new window. The target determines whether properties such
+    /// as font size should be inherited.
     new_window,
 
+    /// Close all open windows.
+    close_all_windows,
+
+    /// Open the Ghostty configuration. This is platform-specific about
+    /// what it means; it can mean opening a dedicated UI or just opening
+    /// a file in a text editor.
+    open_config,
+
+    /// Called when there are no more surfaces and the app should quit
+    /// after the configured delay. This can be cancelled by sending
+    /// another quit_timer action with "stop". Multiple "starts" shouldn't
+    /// happen and can be ignored or cause a restart it isn't that important.
+    quit_timer: enum { start, stop },
+
     /// The enum of keys in the tagged union.
     pub const Key = @typeInfo(Action).Union.tag_type.?;
 

src/apprt/glfw.zig

@@ -141,12 +141,14 @@ pub const App = struct {
                 .app => null,
                 .surface => |v| v,
             }),
-        }
-    }
 
-    /// Open the configuration in the system editor.
-    pub fn openConfig(self: *App) !void {
-        try configpkg.edit.open(self.app.alloc);
+            .open_config => try configpkg.edit.open(self.app.alloc),
+
+            // Unimplemented
+            .close_all_windows,
+            .quit_timer,
+            => log.warn("unimplemented action={}", .{action}),
+        }
     }
 
     /// Reload the configuration. This should return the new configuration.